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The following article is a review article and presents the general notions of survey sampling, its theoretical implications, and the sources of variability that have effects on statistical estimates derived from sampling. The subtle conceptual differences inherent in hypothetical infinite populations and finite populations are mentioned along with the historical roots of classical statistical inference. Additionally, the definitions and properties of the mathematical expectation and variance operators are presented along with their usefulness as tools for evaluating the estimators.